Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND

(b. 26 February 1847 , Québec, Canada East d. 16 March 1931 , Lyndon, Vermont, USA )

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Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND was born 26 February 1847 in Québec, Canada East

Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND was the child of ? and ?

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Jean François Leon married Maria Flavia LABROISSIERE . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria Flavia LABROISSIERE was born April 1849 in Vergennes, Vermont, USA. Maria Flavia died July 1941 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro).

Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND died 16 March 1931 in Lyndon, Vermont, USA .

son of Edouard Pontbriand and Marie Olive Charron dite Ducharme

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND married

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Children of Jean François Leon PONTBRIAND and Maria Flavia LABROISSIERE:

Louis Francis "Frank" PONTBRIAND (b.26 September 1877, Vergennes, Vermont, USA d. 14 June 1953, St Albans, Vermont, USA)
m. Phoebe M "Phivily" LAMBERT 15 May 1900 in Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate)

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1847 Birth
26 February 1847
Québec, Canada East

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Louis Francis "Frank" PONTBRIAND was born 26 September 1877, Vergennes, Vermont, USA

Jean François Leon was 30 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1900 Marriage of Child
Louis Francis "Frank" PONTBRIAND married 15 May 1900, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate) to Phoebe M "Phivily" LAMBERT

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)